Investigation of the Material Basis Underlying the Correlation between Presbycusis and Kidney Deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine via GC/MS Metabolomics
Table 1
Clinical questionnaire about kidney deficiency score.
Number
Symptoms
Evaluation
1
Hearing loss
○ None ○ Yes
2
Tinnitus
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
3
Soreness and pain in the waist and knee
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
4
Dysphoria and wakefulness
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
5
Forgetfulness
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
6
Dizziness
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
7
Failing eyesight
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
8
Hair loss
○ None ○ Mild ○ Severe
9
White hair
○ None ○ Some ○ Total
20
Luxated tooth
○ None ○ Mild ○ Severe
21
Enuresis nocturna
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
22
Postvoiding dribble or urinary incontinence
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
23
Frequent micturition in the day
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
24
Sexual dysfunction
○ None ○ Mild ○ Severe
25
Mental fatigue
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
26
Extreme chilliness
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
27
Lassitude
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
28
Thirsty
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
29
Five frustrating heat
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
30
Night sweat
○ None ○ Occasional ○ Frequent
33
Facial complexion
○ Pale white ○ Dim ○ Bright white ○ Dark
34
Tongue nature
○ Pale ○ Enlarged
35
Coating on the tongue
○ Thin and white ○ Less fur ○ White and greasy
36
Pulse condition
○ Thready and weak ○ Thready and rapid ○ Deep and thready ○ CHI-pulse being weak
Methods of score: “none” is zero point, “mild, occasional, yes, or some” is 2 points, “total, frequent, or severe” is 4 points. Each item in facial complexion, tongue nature, coating on the tongue, and pulse condition is 2 points.
